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Well am back from having hair cut and hair pulled out and plucked and otherwise tortured!
Not sure why most of last post is in bold and can't be arsed to go find out so you'll all just have to live with it.
Okay Saturday! Got up, ate breakfast, mooched about a bit in my t-shirt, and became surgically attached to Chris' notes for Phoenix Fire. I got to read loads of unposted chapters including the sex scene...
I am Em's smug sense of satisfaction ::grins::
Eventually Freyja and Chris got fed up watching me read, drool and drink cups of coffee and I got dressed. Then we drove to The Royal Armouries in Leeds. Its about an hours drive and the weather was lovely so we got to go 'ooooo' at the Pennines and generally admire the scenery.
The Armouries were simply fantastic. I'm desperate to go back actually! Four floors of weapons of all descriptions, I was in heaven.
They also do displays and we watched several of these. I think the highlight was the Elizabethan Sword Masters mainly because I learnt so much. They based alot of the show on excerpts from Romeo and Juliet. The two guys doing the display fought with sword and buckler as the stage directions of the play indicate. They also explained how the english style of fencing/fighting, was different from the italian style.
The english style involves both thrusts and slashes and is a much more energetic and rough style of fighting. The italian is only thrusts and much more controlled and elegant. They showed how it was indicated by the play's words and stage directions that Tybalt was fighting italian style and Romeo english. They admitted that the english style tends to win because its a lot more street wise and dirty! Yay! We *rock*
After that display we looked round the various floors. The oriental exhibit was particularly beautiful. They had some fantastic japanese armour and swords. In particular one katana had a blade decorated with what they called a 'cedar tree horizon' pattern. I was worked into the metal and did indeed look like a line of cedar trees from a distance..utterly gorgeous and breathtaking workmanship. I was almost shaking with displaced weapons lust..
Then we got to see a small jousting tournament...YAY! All three of us were sorely tempted to break into 'We Will Rock You' a la 'A Knights Tale' but we resisted the urge. The horses were outstanding and so well trained and we got to see various types of events including a proper joust. I love this sort of thing and could it watch for hours...
I also adore horses so Freyja and Chris had to put up with me muttering on about how much I'd love to have a go at this and also how lovely one of the horses was in particular. He bore a striking resemblance to my own Demon Horse only he was about 5 and an Irish Draught. I wanted him so badly ::sighs:::
Anyways, after the joust we did more weapons gazing...they had a particularly fine display of armour and I was most taken with some of the 15th century broadswords. More to add to the want list! We finished with watching a wonderful display of japanese Kobujitsu or Kobudo fighting. The katas with the katanas were particularly awesome and it was fascinating to learn more about the how and why of the various fighting styles and weapons.
Just before we left we popped into the menagerie to see the horses again and also all the hawks they had. The birds were all incredibly alert and just lovely! I was particularly taken with the little Merlins as we have one of those that hunts round my parents house. Peregrine falcons do look completely insane however...they have the demeanor of a small and focused psychopath. It seemed very familiar.... and it wasn't till we were leaving that Chris made the comment that it was just like Kronos! ::grins::
So if I ever have a hawk I'm going to name it Kronos because the resemblance is uncanny!
Then we went home and ate more and sadly both Chris and I had to leave and drive home. Chris then had to listen to me burble all the way home. I just hope she isn't scarred emotionally for life.
I adore Phoenix Fire..its a classic of its kind and head and shoulders above most of the HL fic that has gone before and I shall probably get hate mail for that comment ::grins like a loon:::
So there we go. The first outing for the Outer Limits list and no one died, no scandal and only marginal drunkenness. I think I deserve an award!
*THANK YOU* Freyja for being a wondeful and gracious host and letting me drink all your beer. Apologies if I broke your toilet but I did warn you not to let me touch anything remotely technical ::grins:: You are a peach of a lady and I can't wait to see you again.
..Oh and finish Borderlands damn you! I need more Freyja fic!
*THANK YOU* Chris for accompanying me and letting me read all your notes and talk Methos and Peter and Highlander and Peter and ...you get the drift....for eons without once telling me to shut up. You are a star!
So *rubs hands together* next Outer Limits gathering is in honour of the release of X2 on DVD. Be there or be a small spherical blue object!
Not sure why most of last post is in bold and can't be arsed to go find out so you'll all just have to live with it.
Okay Saturday! Got up, ate breakfast, mooched about a bit in my t-shirt, and became surgically attached to Chris' notes for Phoenix Fire. I got to read loads of unposted chapters including the sex scene...
I am Em's smug sense of satisfaction ::grins::
Eventually Freyja and Chris got fed up watching me read, drool and drink cups of coffee and I got dressed. Then we drove to The Royal Armouries in Leeds. Its about an hours drive and the weather was lovely so we got to go 'ooooo' at the Pennines and generally admire the scenery.
The Armouries were simply fantastic. I'm desperate to go back actually! Four floors of weapons of all descriptions, I was in heaven.
They also do displays and we watched several of these. I think the highlight was the Elizabethan Sword Masters mainly because I learnt so much. They based alot of the show on excerpts from Romeo and Juliet. The two guys doing the display fought with sword and buckler as the stage directions of the play indicate. They also explained how the english style of fencing/fighting, was different from the italian style.
The english style involves both thrusts and slashes and is a much more energetic and rough style of fighting. The italian is only thrusts and much more controlled and elegant. They showed how it was indicated by the play's words and stage directions that Tybalt was fighting italian style and Romeo english. They admitted that the english style tends to win because its a lot more street wise and dirty! Yay! We *rock*
After that display we looked round the various floors. The oriental exhibit was particularly beautiful. They had some fantastic japanese armour and swords. In particular one katana had a blade decorated with what they called a 'cedar tree horizon' pattern. I was worked into the metal and did indeed look like a line of cedar trees from a distance..utterly gorgeous and breathtaking workmanship. I was almost shaking with displaced weapons lust..
Then we got to see a small jousting tournament...YAY! All three of us were sorely tempted to break into 'We Will Rock You' a la 'A Knights Tale' but we resisted the urge. The horses were outstanding and so well trained and we got to see various types of events including a proper joust. I love this sort of thing and could it watch for hours...
I also adore horses so Freyja and Chris had to put up with me muttering on about how much I'd love to have a go at this and also how lovely one of the horses was in particular. He bore a striking resemblance to my own Demon Horse only he was about 5 and an Irish Draught. I wanted him so badly ::sighs:::
Anyways, after the joust we did more weapons gazing...they had a particularly fine display of armour and I was most taken with some of the 15th century broadswords. More to add to the want list! We finished with watching a wonderful display of japanese Kobujitsu or Kobudo fighting. The katas with the katanas were particularly awesome and it was fascinating to learn more about the how and why of the various fighting styles and weapons.
Just before we left we popped into the menagerie to see the horses again and also all the hawks they had. The birds were all incredibly alert and just lovely! I was particularly taken with the little Merlins as we have one of those that hunts round my parents house. Peregrine falcons do look completely insane however...they have the demeanor of a small and focused psychopath. It seemed very familiar.... and it wasn't till we were leaving that Chris made the comment that it was just like Kronos! ::grins::
So if I ever have a hawk I'm going to name it Kronos because the resemblance is uncanny!
Then we went home and ate more and sadly both Chris and I had to leave and drive home. Chris then had to listen to me burble all the way home. I just hope she isn't scarred emotionally for life.
I adore Phoenix Fire..its a classic of its kind and head and shoulders above most of the HL fic that has gone before and I shall probably get hate mail for that comment ::grins like a loon:::
So there we go. The first outing for the Outer Limits list and no one died, no scandal and only marginal drunkenness. I think I deserve an award!
*THANK YOU* Freyja for being a wondeful and gracious host and letting me drink all your beer. Apologies if I broke your toilet but I did warn you not to let me touch anything remotely technical ::grins:: You are a peach of a lady and I can't wait to see you again.
..Oh and finish Borderlands damn you! I need more Freyja fic!
*THANK YOU* Chris for accompanying me and letting me read all your notes and talk Methos and Peter and Highlander and Peter and ...you get the drift....for eons without once telling me to shut up. You are a star!
So *rubs hands together* next Outer Limits gathering is in honour of the release of X2 on DVD. Be there or be a small spherical blue object!
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Bog nobbling and fic...
You are very welcome and thank you for being a great guest and keeping me amused.
Apologies if I broke your toilet but I did warn you not to let me touch anything remotely technical ::grins::
To be honest, it was on its way out anyway - you may just have given it the coup de grace and put it out of its misery. A mercy killing if you like...
You are a peach of a lady and I can't wait to see you again.
Mwah! And same here! X2 dvd (the official one!) showing - I'll be there!
..Oh and finish Borderlands damn you! I need more Freyja fic!
I did open the folder last night...